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BAPRAS comments on the findings of the National Mastectomy Audit.
BAPRAS and the BOA have worked together to create updated multi-disciplinary standards for the treatment of open fractures of the lower limb
Young people don’t believe the risks of skin cancer
Improvements in techniques and medical research mean that the UK is ready to conduct a face transplant when the right donor and candidate are found.
Gift vouchers aren't an appropriate way for patients to be selected to undergo plastic surgery
Commissioners of plastic surgery in Wales announced this week further restrictions to some plastic surgery procedures which require patients to have a body mass index within the 'normal' range.
Research published today by BAPRAS found that during 2007 almost a quarter of its membership (23%) had to treat patients within in NHS with complications related to cosmetic surgery performed outside of the UK.
Patients are increasingly travelling to other countries but what pressure does this place on already overstretched plastic surgery, accident and emergency and general surgical units in the NHS?
An exhibition at the Camberwell Art College opens showcasing 2,500 recently uncovered drawings of artist Dickie Orpen
A paper published in the Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, highlights that NHS resources are being used to treat patients who have gone aboard for cosmetic surgery because of deficiencies in post-operative care.